Why at times can the OU not tell me if something is made from kitnityot? All products are made from ingredients, and ingredients are often made from sub-units. For example,…

The following are considered Kitniyot: Beans Buckwheat Caraway Cardamom Corn Edamame Fennel Fenugreek Lentils Millet Mustard Peas Poppy Seeds Rapeseed Rice Sesame Seeds Soybeans Sunflower Seeds The following are not…

Lemon juice is frequently packed on the same equipment as products that contain chometz and kitniyos. Therefore, it is acceptable for Passover only when appearing in the section of Passover…

Milk contains added vitamins that contain a slight chometz risk. Therefore it is best to purchase milk before Passover at which time chometz can be nullified (batel).

What if I see an OU certified product that is missing from the Passover directory? The following are acceptable. Aluminum foil. Candles. Cleansers. Ground coffee. Detergents. All paper and plastic…

Raw nuts in their shell do not require Passover certification. Shelled nuts that list BHA or BHT (preservatives) in the ingredients require special Passover certification. They are sprayed on the…

There is a difference of opinion among Rabbinic decisors (machloket ha-poskim) as to whether quinoa is considered kitniyot. Ask your Rabbi for his guidance. Additionally, while quinoa is not one…

Contemporary production methods could invalidate the Passover status of the plainest cut of raw meat.

Rice milk can be made with beta amalyze an enzyme derived from barley which is chametz and would make the rice milk chametz. The following brands of OU Kosher pareve…

Salt that is iodized by means of a corn derivative is (kitniyos) and therefore iodized salt requires Passover certification. Un-iodized salt does not require Passover certification, nor does sea salt.